Roll-measurer.



H. M. SPREGHER.

ROLL MEASURER.

APPLIOATIUL FILED AUG.1S.1912.

- LYQS. Patented Sept. 2. 1913.

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ROLL-MEASURER.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

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Application lerl August 13, 1912. Serial No. 714,937.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, Humor M. grumman, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ephrata, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Roll-lvleasu'rere, ol,e which the following is a speeiieatifm.

This invention relates to roll nieusurers, the object in view being to provide, a roll of fabric, such aslwire fencing, with a permafnently attached graduated measuring tape, whereby in dispensing the fabric or wire fencing the proper length thereof may be determined by referring to the attac-hed measuring tape, thereby greatly Vlaeilitaling the`work of the retailer.

With the above and other objects in yiew, the invention consists in the i'toustruelion, combination and arrangement oil parte, au Will behereinafter more 'fully deserihed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto :ip-- pended.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of a section of wire feneing, showing the present` invention applied thereto. Fig, 2 is a longitudinal section through the same on the line 2--2 of Fig. i.

Referring to the drawings, '.l. designates a section of fabric, such as wire l'enring` the same being usually shipped in rolle and requiring to be measured off with a tape line or rule of some kind, in order lo dispense the number of feet required.

In carrying out the present invention, in the preferred form thereof, I employ a tape line 2 which extends lengthwise o'l the .fabric, as illustrated in Figs. l and 2, said tape line embodying two plies or thicknesses 3 and 4, one or both of which is graduated. as shown at 5, er in other words laid ofi' in leet und inches or any other measuring Symbole.

The two plies or strips 3 and l, 'for the sake of eemiouiy, are composed of paper, and said strips :1re plof-ed on opposite sides o'lf the 'lulnio und pasted or gunnned l;o

get/her within the openings oi' the meshes of the 4lulnie, us Clearly shown in the longitlulinal seelion, Fig. l'lns haa the elleet ol.'

atlaehing [he lupo line permanently lo [he r fabrie, so that it Cannot heroine displaeed in the automulie handling of the same.

llllheu llie tape is combined with a roll of 'lialn'ie in the manner uliore deseribed. il, will lle 5seen that lille nwusuring oll` o'l' :i Certain number ol' leet or Yorda ol' the 'ulnie will he greatly l'urilil'uler'l, illus saying eoneiderabl),v in the lime ol the retailer, and also `turing [he punflniser o'l` the vorreet amount ol 'l'uhrie required by him. w

llf'liat is* rlaimed is:

l. 'lhe eombiuaiion willi a roll ol' open messh 'fabric such as wire ilfeneing, olE a gruduniud meuf-:uriug lupo extending lengthwise o'l' the luln'ie und eml'iodying two pliesl or strips loeuled on oppositie sides o li' the :luln'ie and seeured logelher within the mesh openings.

E2. .lhe rombiuution with a roll olE open mesh 'laln'ie such :is u'ire touring, el a grudunied measuring lune exlendilng lengthwise ol the lain-ie und embodying' two piles or strips loeuled on opposite sides of the l'uln'ir: and pasted together \vitl1in lhe mesh open` ings.

ln testimony whereol' l ullix my sigm'tture in '|u'esenee ol two witnesses. 

